Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zicatela today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 459 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 341 | 288 | 268 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 184 | 303 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.03m | 3:25PM0.94m | 3:57AM1.09m | 4:15PM0.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.13m | 9:25AM0.15m | 9:35PM0.10m | 10:20AM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 459 | 459 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 341 | 288 | 268 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 31 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 49 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 184 | 303 | 299 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 21 | SE 10 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 123 | 154 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 110 | 23 | 133 | 35 | 56 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 201 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 178 |
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